“On Christmas Eve, the women who had lost loved ones made 3 breads, baked them and censed them on behalf of the soul of the dead. The same night they boiled beef and cooked rice pilav. Very early in the morning- the church…
GREEK EASTER BREADS
Easter preparations begin on Holy Thursday when the traditional eggs are dyed red and sweet Easter bread may be baked. Lampropsomo (=bright bread) or lamprokouloura (=bright circular bread) is rich in eggs and butter (foods forbidden during Lent) and is…
Lazarakia #2
Lazarakia, small loaves of sweet bread, celebrate the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. I’ve made them yesterday (the day before Palm Sunday). As you can see, they are in the shape of a man wrapped in a…
1st GREEK FOOD BLOGGER CAMP & ANCIENT ATHENIAN BREADS
Imagine this: informative sessions; people with similar interests; beautifully made food ; great wine; gifts from the sponsors. Yes, I am talking about the first Greek Food Blogger Camp, which was totally worthwhile. The organizers Vicky and George (creators…
Egkrides, plakountes, 8 white and 8 black breads. Manufacture and use of dough in Classical Athens.
In Plato’s (c. 400 B.C.) ideal state men would lived on a healthy diet eating wholemeal barley or wheat bread and galettes. Socrates, however, suggested that this meant the whole population would be living on pig-food. The truth is that in those days, Athenians featured barley cakes…